Time Management and Personal Productivity

Programme Summary

Personal productivity improves when attention is directed toward clear priorities and realistic commitments. This programme develops practical methods for planning work, managing interruptions and reviewing workload. Participants analyse a typical workweek, identify avoidable delays and design a usable planning routine that balances deadlines, focused work and collaboration without relying on unsustainable working hours.

Training Objectives

1 Improve clarity of priorities and commitments; 2 Develop realistic daily and weekly planning; 3 Strengthen management of interruptions and distractions; 4 Support effective communication about workload limits; 5 Build sustainable personal productivity review habits.

Learning Outcomes

1 Prioritise tasks against objectives and deadlines; 2 Create a realistic weekly work plan; 3 Identify avoidable interruptions and workflow delays; 4 Negotiate a conflicting commitment professionally; 5 Define a measurable productivity improvement routine.

Target Audience

Administrators; Team Leaders; Project Coordinators; Supervisors; Business Professionals.

Target Industries

Professional Services; Manufacturing Administration; Retail Management; Healthcare Administration; Technology Services; Logistics Administration.

Course Contents

• Module 1 Priorities and Attention: Objectives deadlines and genuine urgency; High value work and opportunity cost; Recognising overload and conflicting commitments.
• Module 2 Planning and Estimation: Task breakdown and realistic effort estimates; Weekly scheduling and protected focus periods; Buffers dependencies and contingency time.
• Module 3 Interruptions and Information: Email meetings and message management; Task switching and attention recovery; Practical boundaries and collaboration expectations.
• Module 4 Commitments and Communication: Negotiating priorities and realistic deadlines; Delegating or escalating workload constraints; Saying no with constructive alternatives.
• Module 5 Productivity Practice: Redesigning a supplied workweek; Choosing useful personal progress measures; Creating a sustainable review routine.

Assessment

• 20 single best answer questions, including applied scenarios; one mark per question.
• 30 minute invigilated digital examination with identity verification. Approved accessibility adjustments preserve the assessed competence.
• Supplied reference pack permitted; external internet and AI assistance prohibited.
• Individual applied assessment (20 minutes): Create a prioritised weekly plan from a supplied workload and explain how interruptions, conflicting deadlines and realistic capacity will be managed.
• Assessment criteria: Logic of prioritisation and task sequencing; Realism of workload and time allocation; Practicality of interruption and commitment controls.
• Pass each component separately: 15/20 written marks (75%) and at least 70% on the applied task.
• Individual results and feedback are provided. One reassessment may follow coaching under the published enrolment terms.

Certification

• Successful learners receive a TQCSI Arabia digital Certificate of Successful Completion.
• The certificate records the learner name, exact programme title, teaching hours, completion date and unique verification reference.
• Verified identity, full attendance and separate written and applied passes are required; all mandatory critical criteria must be met.
• Proposed issue target: within 30 calendar days of approved results and settlement of applicable fees.
• Records assessed personal productivity planning skills; it does not guarantee specific productivity gains or replace workplace workload controls.
• Attendance confirmation may record completed hours for unsuccessful learners; it does not certify successful completion.

Programme Profile

Number of daysNumber of daysNumber of days

111

Total teaching hoursTotal teaching hoursTotal teaching hours

6 hours; breaks, pre course work and formal final assessments excluded.6 hours; breaks, pre course work and formal final assessments excluded.6 hours; breaks, pre course work and formal final assessments excluded.

Delegates allowedDelegates allowedDelegates allowed

Maximum 20 delegates.Maximum 20 delegates.Maximum 20 delegates.

Training prerequisitesTraining prerequisitesTraining prerequisites

Suitable for working professionals at any organisational level. Basic familiarity with calendars and task lists is helpful.Suitable for working professionals at any organisational level. Basic familiarity with calendars and task lists is helpful.Suitable for working professionals at any organisational level. Basic familiarity with calendars and task lists is helpful.

Pre course assignment and assessmentPre course assignment and assessmentPre course assignment and assessment

Complete a 20 minute fictional workload review; personal work records are optional and should be anonymised.Complete a 20 minute fictional workload review; personal work records are optional and should be anonymised.Complete a 20 minute fictional workload review; personal work records are optional and should be anonymised.

End of course assessmentEnd of course assessmentEnd of course assessment

20 question written exam (30 minutes) and individual applied task (20 minutes).20 question written exam (30 minutes) and individual applied task (20 minutes).20 question written exam (30 minutes) and individual applied task (20 minutes).

Passing criteriaPassing criteriaPassing criteria

75% written and 70% applied, passed separately; full attendance.75% written and 70% applied, passed separately; full attendance.75% written and 70% applied, passed separately; full attendance.